Contents: April 2000, Volume 66, Issue 4        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Food Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Physiology and Biotechnology        Microbial Ecology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Plant Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Mycology        Methods        Errata Other Issues

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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A Food-Grade Cloning System for Industrial Strains of Lactococcus lactis Kim I. Sørensen, Rasmus Larsen, Annette Kibenich, Mette P. Junge, and Eric Johansen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1253-1258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and Cloning of the Genes Encoding Enterocin 1071A and Enterocin 1071B, Two Antimicrobial Peptides Produced by Enterococcus faecalis BFE 1071 E. Balla, L. M. T. Dicks, M. Du Toit, M. J. Van Der Merwe, and W. H. Holzapfel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1298-1304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physiological Analysis of the Expression of the Styrene Degradation Gene Cluster in Pseudomonas fluorescens ST Pedro Miguel Santos, Janet Martha Blatny, Ilaria Di Bartolo, Svein Valla, and Elisabetta Zennaro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1305-1310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Characterization, Controlled Overexpression, and Inactivation of the Major Tributyrin Esterase Gene of Lactococcus lactis Leonides Fernández, Marke M. Beerthuyzen, Julie Brown, Roland J. Siezen, Tim Coolbear, Ross Holland, and Oscar P. Kuipers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1360-1368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Protocatechuic Acid Catabolic Gene Cluster from Streptomyces sp. Strain 2065 Sakura G. Iwagami, Keqian Yang, and Julian Davies Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1499-1508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Compatible-Solute-Supported Periplasmic Expression of Functional Recombinant Proteins under Stress Conditions S. Barth, M. Huhn, B. Matthey, A. Klimka, E. A. Galinski, and A. Engert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1572-1579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of a Novel Gene Produces a Phenotypic Variant Cell and Affects the Symbiotic Behavior of Xenorhabdus nematophilus Antonia Volgyi, Andras Fodor, and Steven Forst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1622-1628; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Relationships of Butyrate-Producing Bacteria from the Human Gut Adela Barcenilla, Susan E. Pryde, Jennifer C. Martin, Sylvia H. Duncan, Colin S. Stewart, Colin Henderson, and Harry J. Flint Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1654-1661; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression in Escherichia coli of the New Gene Encoding -1,3-Xylanase from a Marine Bacterium, Vibrio sp. Strain XY-214 Toshiyoshi Araki, Shinnosuke Hashikawa, and Tatsuo Morishita Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1741-1743; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel Integrative Element, ICESt1, in the Lactic Acid Bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus Vincent Burrus, Yvonne Roussel, Bernard Decaris, and Gérard Guédon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1749-1753; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Molecular Diversity within Lactobacillus helveticus as Revealed by Genotypic Characterization Giorgio Giraffa, Monica Gatti, Lia Rossetti, Lucia Senini, and Erasmo Neviani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1259-1265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival and Filamentation of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis PT4 and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104 at Low Water Activity K. L. Mattick, F. Jørgensen, J. D. Legan, M. B. Cole, J. Porter, H. M. Lappin-Scott, and T. J. Humphrey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1274-1279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of F-Specific RNA Bacteriophage as a Candidate Human Enteric Virus Indicator for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish William J. Doré, Kathleen Henshilwood, and David N. Lees Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1280-1285; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Pectins with Different Degrees of Esterification by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Isolated from Human Gut Flora Gerhard Dongowski, Angelika Lorenz, and Horst Anger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1321-1327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Three Factors in Cheese Production (pH, Salt, and Heat) on Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Viability Nackmoon Sung and Michael T. Collins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1334-1339; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of a Heterologous Glutamate Dehydrogenase Gene in Lactococcus lactis Highly Improves the Conversion of Amino Acids to Aroma Compounds Liesbeth Rijnen, Pascal Courtin, Jean-Claude Gripon, and Mireille Yvon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1354-1359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel -Galactosidase from Bifidobacterium adolescentis DSM 20083 Active towards Transgalactooligosaccharides Katrien M. J. Van Laere, Tjakko Abee, Henk A. Schols, Gerrit Beldman, and Alphons G. J. Voragen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1379-1384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Catalase and Superoxide Dismutase on Ozone Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes Christopher W. Fisher, Dongha Lee, Beth-Anne Dodge, Kristen M. Hamman, Justin B. Robbins, and Scott E. Martin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1405-1409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Clostridium botulinum Toxin Gene Expression by Competitive Reverse Transcription-PCR S. McGrath, J. S. G. Dooley, and R. W. Haylock Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1423-1428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Fluorogenic Probe-Based PCR Assay for Detection of Bacillus cereus in Nonfat Dry Milk Young-Rok Kim, John Czajka, and Carl A. Batt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1453-1459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Acid Adaptation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Efficacy of Acetic Acid Spray Washes To Decontaminate Beef Carcass Tissue Elaine D. Berry and Catherine N. Cutter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1493-1498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Evaluation of a Model Predicting the Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 NCTC 12900 in Homemade Eggplant Salad at Various Temperatures, pHs, and Oregano Essential Oil Concentrations Panagiotis N. Skandamis and George-John E. Nychas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1646-1653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Tetrodotoxin-Producing Vibrio Strain, LM-1, from the Puffer Fish Fugu vermicularis radiatus Myoung-Ja Lee, Dong-Youn Jeong, Woo-Seong Kim, Hyun-Dae Kim, Cheorl-Ho Kim, Won-Whan Park, Yong-Ha Park, Kyung-Sam Kim, Hyung-Min Kim, and Dong-Soo Kim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1698-1701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Significance of Inoculum Size in the Lag Time of Listeria monocytogenes Jean-Christophe Augustin, Agnès Brouillaud-Delattre, Laurent Rosso, and Vincent Carlier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1706-1710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Acid Adaptation, Product pH, and Heating on Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Pepperoni Denise C. R. Riordan, Geraldine Duffy, James J. Sheridan, Richard C. Whiting, Ian S. Blair, and David A. McDowell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1726-1729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathogenic Role of SEF14, SEF17, and SEF21 Fimbriae in Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Infection of Chickens Gireesh Rajashekara, Shirin Munir, Mikhail F. Alexeyev, David A. Halvorson, Carol L. Wells, and Kakambi V. Nagaraja Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1759-1763; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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A Spore Counting Method and Cell Culture Model for Chlorine Disinfection Studies of Encephalitozoon syn. Septata intestinalis D. M. Wolk, C. H. Johnson, E. W. Rice, M. M. Marshall, K. F. Grahn, C. B. Plummer, and C. R. Sterling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1266-1273; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Detection and Differentiation of Escherichia coli Populations from Environmental Freshwaters by Means of Sequence Variations in a Fragment of the -D-Glucuronidase Gene Andreas H. Farnleitner, Norbert Kreuzinger, Gerhard G. Kavka, Sonja Grillenberger, Johannes Rath, and Robert L. Mach Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1340-1346; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Single-Reaction Multiplex PCR Toxin Typing Assay for Staphylococcus aureus Strains Naresh K. Sharma, Catherine E. D. Rees, and Christine E. R. Dodd Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1347-1353; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selective Accumulation May Account for Shellfish-Associated Viral Illness William Burkhardt, III and Kevin R. Calci Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1375-1378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Bacteriophages Specific to a Fish Pathogen, Pseudomonas plecoglossicida, as a Candidate for Disease Control Se Chang Park, Ichiro Shimamura, Minoru Fukunaga, Koh-Ichiro Mori, and Toshihiro Nakai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1416-1422; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Salmonella Strains Isolated from the Aquatic Environment as Determined by Serotyping and Amplification of the Ribosomal DNA Spacer Regions Julia Baudart, Karine Lemarchand, Anne Brisabois, and Philippe Lebaron Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1544-1552; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlorine, Chloramine, Chlorine Dioxide, and Ozone Susceptibility of Mycobacterium avium Robert H. Taylor, Joseph O. Falkinham, III, Cheryl D. Norton, and Mark W. LeChevallier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1702-1705; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Sample Holding Time on Recovery of Cryptosporidium Oocysts and Giardia Cysts from Water Samples L. J. Robertson and B. Gjerde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1724-1725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Isolation and Characterization of a New Denitrifying Spirillum Capable of Anaerobic Degradation of Phenol Yoshifumi Shinoda, Yasuyoshi Sakai, Makiko Ué, Akira Hiraishi, and Nobuo Kato Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1286-1291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sediment Microbial Community Structure and Mercury Methylation in Mercury-Polluted Clear Lake, California J. L. Macalady, E. E. Mack, D. C. Nelson, and K. M. Scow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1479-1488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Naphthalene Degradation by Microbial Pure Cultures under Nitrate-Reducing Conditions Karl J. Rockne, Joanne C. Chee-Sanford, Robert A. Sanford, Brian P. Hedlund, James T. Staley, and Stuart E. Strand Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1595-1601; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of tfdCIDIEIFI and tfdDIICIIEIIFII Gene Modules in Catabolism of 3-Chlorobenzoate by Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4) D. Pérez-Pantoja, L. Guzmán, M. Manzano, D. H. Pieper, and B. González Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1602-1608; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Copper Speciation on Whole-Cell Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Activity in Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b John D. Morton, Kim F. Hayes, and Jeremy D. Semrau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1730-1733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Two Plasmids in Fenitrothion Degradation by Burkholderia sp. Strain NF100 Masahito Hayatsu, Motoko Hirano, and Shinichi Tokuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1737-1740; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Electricity Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Neutral Red as an Electronophore Doo Hyun Park and J. Gregory Zeikus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1292-1297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Properties of Engineered Poly-3-Hydroxyalkanoates Produced in Recombinant Escherichia coli Strains Qun Ren, Nicolas Sierro, Michele Kellerhals, Birgit Kessler, and Bernard Witholt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1311-1320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Poly(3-Hydroxyvalerate) Depolymerase of Pseudomonas lemoignei Ute Schöber, Christian Thiel, and Dieter Jendrossek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1385-1392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glutathione-Dependent Conversion of N-Ethylmaleimide to the Maleamic Acid by Escherichia coli: an Intracellular Detoxification Process D. McLaggan, H. Rufino, M. Jaspars, and I. R. Booth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1393-1399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism of the Incidental Production of a Melanin-Like Pigment during 6-Demethylchlortetracycline Production in Streptomyces aureofaciens Tetsuo Nakano, Koichiro Miyake, Masato Ikeda, Toru Mizukami, and Ryoichi Katsumata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1400-1404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Function of Cytoplasmic Flavin Reductases in the Reduction of Azo Dyes by Bacteria Rainer Russ, Jörg Rau, and Andreas Stolz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1429-1434; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Growth of the Microalga Chlorella vulgaris when Coimmobilized and Cocultured in Alginate Beads with the Plant-Growth-Promoting Bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Luz E. Gonzalez and Yoav Bashan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1527-1531; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequencing and Expression of Additional Xylanase Genes from the Hyperthermophile Thermotoga maritima FjSS3B.1 Rosalind A. Reeves, Moreland D. Gibbs, Daniel D. Morris, Katherine R. Griffiths, David J. Saul, and Peter L. Bergquist Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1532-1537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Pectate Lyases and Cellulases by Chryseomonas luteola Strain MFCL0 Depends on the Growth Temperature and the Nature of the Culture Medium: Evidence for Two Critical Temperatures P. Laurent, L. Buchon, J. F. Guespin-Michel, and N. Orange Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1538-1543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodegradation of cis-1,4-Polyisoprene Rubbers by Distinct Actinomycetes: Microbial Strategies and Detailed Surface Analysis Alexandros Linos, Mahmoud M. Berekaa, Rudolf Reichelt, Ulrike Keller, Jürgen Schmitt, Hans-Curt Flemming, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1639-1645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineering Desiccation Tolerance in Escherichia coli Daniela Billi, Deborah J. Wright, Richard F. Helm, Todd Prickett, Malcolm Potts, and John H. Crowe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1680-1684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficient Heterologous Expression in Aspergillus oryzae of a Unique Dye-Decolorizing Peroxidase, DyP, of Geotrichum candidum Dec 1 Yasushi Sugano, Ryosuke Nakano, Katsuya Sasaki, and Makoto Shoda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1754-1758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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rRNA Operon Copy Number Reflects Ecological Strategies of Bacteria Joel A. Klappenbach, John M. Dunbar, and Thomas M. Schmidt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1328-1333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

16S rRNA Gene-Based Detection of Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Desulfuromonas and Dehalococcoides Species Frank E. Löffler, Qing Sun, Jieran Li, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1369-1374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficient Improvement of Silage Additives by Using Genetic Algorithms Zoe S. Davies, Richard J. Gilbert, Roger J. Merry, Douglas B. Kell, Michael K. Theodorou, and Gareth W. Griffith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1435-1443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interspecific Variability in Sensitivity to UV Radiation and Subsequent Recovery in Selected Isolates of Marine Bacteria Jesús María Arrieta, Markus G. Weinbauer, and Gerhard J. Herndl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1468-1473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ionizing-Radiation Resistance in the Desiccation-Tolerant Cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis Daniela Billi, E. Imre Friedmann, Kurt G. Hofer, Maria Grilli Caiola, and Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1489-1492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Methods for Quantification of Cytochrome cd1-Denitrifying Bacteria in Environmental Marine Samples Valérie Michotey, Vincent Méjean, and Patricia Bonin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1564-1571; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Nonpoint Sources of Fecal Pollution in Coastal Waters by Using Host-Specific 16S Ribosomal DNA Genetic Markers from Fecal Anaerobes Anne E. Bernhard and Katharine G. Field Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1587-1594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expanding the Known Diversity and Environmental Distribution of an Uncultured Phylogenetic Division of Bacteria Michael A. Dojka, J. Kirk Harris, and Norman R. Pace Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1617-1621; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Length Heterogeneity PCR and Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Profiles To Characterize Microbial Communities in Soil Nancy J. Ritchie, Mary E. Schutter, Richard P. Dick, and David D. Myrold Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1668-1675; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Assemblages of Marine Proteobacteria and Members of the Cytophaga-Flavobacter Cluster Consuming Low- and High-Molecular-Weight Dissolved Organic Matter Matthew T. Cottrell and David L. Kirchman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1692-1697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prokaryotic Diversity in Zostera noltii-Colonized Marine Sediments Ana Cifuentes, Josefa Antón, Susana Benlloch, Andrew Donnelly, Rodney A. Herbert, and Francisco Rodríguez-Valera Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1715-1719; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An In Vitro Study of the Effect of Fluoridated Milk on Oral Bacterial Biofilms J. Pratten, R. Bedi, and M. Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1720-1723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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The Complete Amino Acid Substitutions at Position 131 That Are Positively Involved in Cold Adaptation of Subtilisin BPN' Seiichi Taguchi, Shingo Komada, and Haruo Momose Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1410-1415; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Imaging the Enzymatic Digestion of Bacterial Cellulose Ribbons Reveals the Endo Character of the Cellobiohydrolase Cel6A from Humicola insolens and Its Mode of Synergy with Cellobiohydrolase Cel7A Claire Boisset, Carole Fraschini, Martin Schülein, Bernard Henrissat, and Henri Chanzy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1444-1452; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Reduction by Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase from Clostridium thermoaceticum Shouqin Huang, Paul A. Lindahl, Chuanyue Wang, George N. Bennett, Frederick B. Rudolph, and Joseph B. Hughes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1474-1478; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrile Hydratase and Amidase from Rhodococcus rhodochrous Hydrolyze Acrylic Fibers and Granular Polyacrylonitriles M. M. Tauber, A. Cavaco-Paulo, K.-H. Robra, and G. M. Gübitz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1634-1638; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of a Highly Thermostable -L-Arabinofuranosidase from Thermobacillus xylanilyticus Takoua Debeche, Nicola Cummings, Ian Connerton, Philippe Debeire, and Michael J. O'Donohue Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1734-1736; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Pseudomonas putida Affects Utilization of Sugars and Growth on Root Surfaces Young Cheol Kim, Charles D. Miller, and Anne J. Anderson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1460-1467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Molybdate and Other Transition Metals in the Accumulation of Protochelin by Azotobacter vinelandii Anthony S. Cornish and William J. Page Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1580-1586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity and Biological Control Activity of Novel Species of Closely Related Pseudomonads Isolated from Wheat Field Soils in South Australia Ian L. Ross, Younes Alami, Paul R. Harvey, Wafa Achouak, and Maarten H. Ryder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1609-1616; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Viable-but-Nonculturable State Induced by Abiotic Stress in the Biocontrol Agent Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 Does Not Promote Strain Persistence in Soil Fabio Mascher, Carsten Hase, Yvan Moënne-Loccoz, and Geneviève Défago Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1662-1667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Genetic and Biochemical Approach for Characterization of Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry1Ac in a Field Population of the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella Ali H. Sayyed, Robert Haward, Salvador Herrero, Juan Ferré, and Denis J. Wright Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1509-1516; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Binding Site for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab Toxin Is Lost during Larval Development in Two Forest Pests Carolina Rausell, Amparo Consuelo Martínez-Ramírez, Inmaculada García-Robles, and María Dolores Real Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1553-1558; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus thuringiensis Delta-Endotoxin Cry1C Domain III Can Function as a Specificity Determinant for Spodoptera exigua in Different, but Not All, Cry1-Cry1C Hybrids Ruud A. de Maagd, Mieke Weemen-Hendriks, Willem Stiekema, and Dirk Bosch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1559-1563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Symbiont Transmission in the Wood-Boring Shipworm Bankia setacea (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) Alison R. Sipe, Ami E. Wilbur, and S. Craig Cary Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1685-1691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the Antifeeding Gene anfA1 in Serratia entomophila Requires RpoS Stephen R. Giddens, Antonio Tormo, and H. Khris Mahanty Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1711-1714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Novel Scheme for Biosynthesis of Aryl Metabolites from L-Phenylalanine in the Fungus Bjerkandera adusta Carmen Lapadatescu, Christian Giniès, Jean-Luc Le Quéré, and Pascal Bonnarme Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1517-1522; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Identification of Species from the Penicillium roqueforti Group Associated with Spoiled Animal Feed Marianne E. Boysen, Karl-Gustav Jacobsson, and Johan Schnürer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1523-1526; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Homokaryotic Derivative of a Phanerochaete chrysosporium Strain and Its Use in Genomic Analysis of Repetitive Elements Philip Stewart, Jill Gaskell, and Daniel Cullen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1629-1633; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Design and Application of a Biosensor for Monitoring Toxicity of Compounds to Eukaryotes R. P. Hollis, K. Killham, and L. A. Glover Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1676-1679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Method for Rapid Purification of Class IIa Bacteriocins and Comparison of Their Activities D. Guyonnet, C. Fremaux, Y. Cenatiempo, and J. M. Berjeaud Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1744-1748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Motile Aeromonas Strains with the MicroScan WalkAway System in Conjunction with the Combo Negative Type 1S Panels J. Vivas, A. I. Sáa, A. Tinajas, L. Barbeyto, and L. A. Rodríguez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1764-1766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Molecular Characterization of Irish Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium: Detection of Class I Integrons and Assessment of Genetic Relationships by DNA Amplification Fingerprinting M. Daly, J. Buckley, E. Power, C. O'Hare, M. Cormican, B. Cryan, P. G. Wall, and S. Fanning Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2000 66: 1767 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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